Re: Flail Mower question again

Posted by Gene Davis (GA) on January 26, 2007 at 08:40:58 from (70.41.83.4):

In Reply to: Flail Mower question again posted by 37 chief on January 25, 2007 at 19:18:54:

Chief; You are right in the fact that you called this mower a finish mower. I have been using Mott flail mowers since the early 80's around here to mow my 3.5 acre spread in central Georgia. They are actually capable of being a finish or rough cut mower depending on the blades you have on it. The first one I owned was connected to a 154 Cub IH lo-boy tractor. The tractor was useless for anything but mowing. It had a reverse rotation 1800 rpm, 15/16 inch diameter, left hand rotation (reversed) live pto that ran off belts from the flywheel to a dry clutch disc pack. This was a Mott mower designed for that tractor to use in parks and golf courses. The Mott Model number is "CLB 60". It is a reversed set up from the regular ones. I wanted to sell the tractor and had to leave the mower on it so someone would buy it. The next one I got was one that a guy had coupled to an 8N ford amd was complaining that it wouldn't cut. It didn't cut all the grass and threw everything out the front of the mower up under his wheels. I told him he had the wrong model for his tractor. He and at least 2 other owners had tried their hands at it and were not getting any where. I bought it from him. It was almost new and the problem was that they were trying to run the reversed rotation mower for the IH Cub on a regular tractor! I took it apart and turned the drum around and flipped the gearcase over from one side to the other, changed the pulley ratios so that the drum turns at least 2200 rpms to get a clean cut and am still running this mower. I talked to a factory guy once and that is where I got the 2200 rpm speed figure. For finish mowing of the yard, I made several modifications. I added a front and rear vinyl curtain to keep it from scattering clippings, I added a set of castering front gauge wheels that are adjustable with spacers on top or bottom of the shaft. I then built a floating upper link copied from the design on the John Deere 271 finish mower and extended the length of the hitch pin t o make a 7" longer hookup. The end result was that the mower floats with the terrain by riding on the castering gauge wheels on the front and the large 2-1/2" diameter roller on the rear and the longer hitch distance works to give it less bumpiness like riding in a long wheelbase truck and the floating hitch means it is free to move with the contours. I only pick up the mower with the tractor lift when making sharp turns, otherwise it follows the tractor like a towed implement and the tractor only lifts it for transport. All in all it works real well. Yes they have a bad problem with ropes, vines and especially wire. But the good points out weigh the bad in my opinion. You either love these machines or hate them. They are not for the undecided person!!
Flailmaster Inc has a lot of parts for them. I turn my blades and dress up the edges about every 2 years or so.

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